Except that now , or at least might return to users' Kindles. Customers who found the book missing may now get it back, along with their notes and annotations, or Google will pay them for their trouble.

"As you were one of the customers impacted by the removal of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' from your in July of this year, we would like to offer you the option to have us re-deliver this book to your Kindle along with any annotations you made," reads Amazon's note.

"You will not be charged for the book. If you do not wish to have us re-deliver the book to your Kindle, you can instead choose to receive an Amazon.com electronic gift certificate or check for $30."

That good news and Amazon is known for doing right by customers, but in offering $30 cash compensation, the company probably went a little overboard.

I'd have offered $19.84.